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Their morning ceremony was at the monument way up the hill at 9.30am. Didn't quite make it there until 10am, the ceremony was just finishing and the band was playing. An overcast morning, fitting I suppose. As I didn't have my camera I made another trip up later while doing some shopping. They have a food store solely for frozen stuff, perfect for those self catering in a holiday ...

... We started our day with pastries for breakfast (this is a family tradition, so every Sunday morning Mark picks up fresh bread, croissants and pan au chocolate for the family's Sunday breakfast), quickly got showered and ready and headed out the door. We stopped just up the street from the house to get a baguette, some cheese and cured sausage for a picnic lunch. Villefranche is a short trip from Cagnes-sur-mer as it's just on the other side of Nice, so it took us about 30 minutes to ...

... stream for the Principality because the country lost 2/3 of its tax base in the 1800s when Italy was reunified and regions of Monaco chose to become part of France.

We walked up the stairs from the sea to the casino where we were told about the area and the casino before being given free time to either pay the 10 Euro fee to go into the casino or walk around. Since we weren’t planning on gambling we sat in the sun on a bench and ...

... bars, and restaurants are more hip and mainstream. A stop into a coffee shop for a hot chocolate that ends up being more like a melted chocolate bar is an interesting experience trying to get a replacement (they don't have the concept of customer happiness here).

Its drizzling pretty hard, and Maclaren is sleeping in her stroller, so we take the opportunity to take a romantic stroll under the umbrella along the promenade to end the ...

... M: Not at all, I just thought I would share it with you all. G: Very well, welcome to France where the people are nicer than the American pigs (this reference is to the cops, not the people)M: Before you escort me off, you mind taking a picture of me?G: You are one bizarre tourist.Au revoir!!! And like that, I was finally on my way to Eze. Rode through the cities on the way and stopped by to people see every once in a while till I finally ...